Please help me with these sentences!
I found these sentences in a book and I didn't understand somenthing:
A1. The manager's name is Alan Porter
A2. The name of the manager OF THAT CLOTHING STORE IS ALAN PORTER
Well, my question is this: Can I write this?:
A3. The manager's name OF THAT CLOTHING STORE IS ALAN PORTER.
If the answer is not, then why? Thank you :)
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It's a bit difficult, but I'll try my best to explain haha
Because 'of that clothing store' is a description of the manager, it's attached to 'the manager' as part of the subject.
So, instead of treating 'the manager' as the subject, try thinking of 'the manager of that clothing store' as the whole subject.
So you can't say 'the manager's name of that clothing store' because that makes 'of that clothing store' a description of the manager's name, instead of a description of the manager.
Instead you could say "The manager of that clothing store's name is alan porter." or even "that clothing store's manager's name is alan porter."
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Please help me with these sentences!
I found these sentences in a book and I didn't understand somenthing:
A1. The manager's name is Alan Porter
A2. The name of the manager OF THAT CLOTHING STORE IS ALAN PORTER
Well, my question is this: Can I write this?:
A3. The manager's name OF THAT CLOTHING STORE IS ALAN PORTER.
If the answer is not, then why? Thank you :)
It doesn't have to be so complicated. The answer is yes.
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Thank you Peter :)
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Yes you can but it's a little awkward to have all of those details in the same sentence if the previous clauses have already been established. I like A3 better than A2, if I'm not wrong it's passive vs. active speaking. I hope this helps.
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